Quilting-frame for sewing-machines



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J. A. PARSONS; QUILTING FRAME FOR SEWING MACHINES.

No. 529,946. Patented Nov 27, 1894."

-* FNITED STATES JAMES A. PARSONS, OF QUANAH, TEXAS.

QUILTING-FRAME FOR SEWING-MACHINES.

, SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 529,946, datedNovember 27, 1894.

Application filed June 25,1894. Serial No. 515,689- (Il'o model.) i

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES A. PARSONS, a citizen of the United States,residing at Quanah, in the county of Hardernan-and State of Texas, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Quilting-Frames forSewing- Machines; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear,and exact description of the invention, such as will enable othersskilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same,reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters ofreference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements inquilting-frames for sewing-machines, and has for its object to provide afolding tripod which is adapted to support the quilting frame, bymeansof a swiveled pulley connected to the handle of the frame carrying therollers, the said pulley running backward and forward on the uppersurface of a horizontal shaft which is held by means of adjustable rods,to a parallel shaft which is slidingly held to the upper surfaces of twoof the tripod strips.

Another object of the invention resides in the construction of thefolding tripod, which can be compactly stored away, when not in use, andwhen opened up for use the legs are slantingly held against the ends orsides of the tripod strips, thus increasing the strength of theapparatus.

- To these ends and to such others as the invention may pertain, thesame consists in the novel construction, combination and adaptation ofthe parts as will be hereinafter more fully described and thenspecifically defined in the appended claims.

I clearly illustrate my invention in the accompanying drawings, whichwith the letters of reference marked thereon form a part of thisspecification, and in which drawings, similar letters of referenceindicate like parts throughout the several views, in which- Figure 1, isa perspective view of my quilt ing,frame for sewing machines. Fig, 2, isa View of the tripod folded. Fig. 3'is an enlarged view of a corner ofthe tripod and a leg, parts of the tripod and leg being broken away.

said sloping surface.

Reference now being had to the details of the drawings by letter, Arepresents a frame work for carrying the rollers B, which are of anyordinary construction. b b are recesses in the end strips to allow theneedle held in the sewing-machine to be passed therethrough.

G is a handle to the quilting-frame, and carried at its longitudinalcenter is the clip D, which is provided with a swivel D connected to theblock pulley E, which is adapted to travel on the horizontal bar F,adjustably held to the parallel horizontal bar G, which latter bar G, isadapted to be slidingly held on the upper edges of the tripod top, whichis made up of the pieces H, H and H", the strip H", being held to an endeach of the'strips H and H by bolts, and the other ends of the strips Hand H are recessed near their ends, so that when the said ends areengaging each other in the said recesses, the upper surface of thestrips H and H will be in the same plane, and are held in an engagingrelation by means of a button or thumb-screw h. By this construction,the horizontal bar G may be kept in the same plane while sliding aboutto adjust the quilter frame to the sewing machine;

The ends of the strip H are beveled ofi as seen at J, so as to allow thelegs K to slant outward, when their ends are resting against At end ofthe strip H, which is provided with a recess for engagement with thestrip H, is a cutaway portion having a bevel corresponding to the bevelon the end of the strip H, so that the top of the tripod will standlevel, when the legs are spread out. By this construction, it will beseen that the tripod and quilter frame may be readilyfoldedand reducedto a compactshape, when not in use.

- Having thus described my invention, what I claim to be new, and desireto secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The combination with the folding tripod comprising the legs K and thebars H H, of the bar G resting upon and adapted to slide upon the barsHand H, the track bar F connected to and parallel with the bar G, theroller E and the swivel connection D D, for supporting the quilt holdingframe, as set forth.

2. A folding tripod for supporting a quilting frame for sewing machines,comprising in of the strip H, substantially as shown and de- [0combination the strip H with beveled ends scribed. a J, pivoted to anend of each of the strips 11 and In testimony whereof I affix mysignature in H, the other ends of the strips H and H presence of twowitnesses.

5 adapted by means of recesses provided therein to engage each other sothat their upper edges JAMES PARSONS will be, when thus engaged, in thesame hori- Witnesses: zontal plane, the button h, and the tripod legs W.M. GAMPSEY,

K, two of which bear against the beveled ends S. L. OAMPSEY.

